Spanakorizo

{{Short description|Greek vegetarian dish of spinach and rice}}

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| main_ingredient = Spinach, rice, feta cheese, lemon

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Spanakorizo ({{langx|el|σπανακόρυζο}}, "spinach rice") is a Greek vegetarian dish of spinach and rice. A pilaf, it is described as a typical Greek country dish that may be eaten hot or cold.Diane Kochilas, The Food and Wine of Greece: More Than 250 Classic and Modern Dishes from the Mainland and Islands (Macmillan, 1993), p. 158.

A typical recipe includes long-grain rice and fresh spinach along with dill, salt, black pepper, onion, and olive oil, often served with feta cheese and lemon.Vilma Chantiles, Food of Greece: Cooking, Folkways, and Travel in the Mainland and Islands of Greece (Simon & Schuster, 1992), p. 106. Wine pairings that have been suggested are simple white wines such as Tsantali Agiorgitiko, Boutari Lac des Roches, or retsina.